In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is filing comment and withholding approval at this time. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the proposed rulemaking and will include in the supporting statement of the next ICR--to be submitted to OMB at the final rule stage--a description of how the agency has responded to any public comments on the ICR, including comments on maximizing the practical utility of the collection and minimizing the burden.
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EPA needs comprehensive and current information on lead and copper exposure and associated enforcement activities to implement its program oversight and enforcement responsibilities mandated by the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). EPA identified rule changes in eight areas that clarify the intent of the LCR and ensure and enhance protection of public health through reduction in lead exposure. EPA will use the information collected to support the responsibilities outlined in SDWA. EPA will be able to strengthen the implementation of the LCR in the areas of monitoring, customer awareness, CCT, and LSL replacement. The revisions to the LCR are intended to improve the implementation of the LCR, and do not alter the current MCLGs or the fundamental approach to controlling lead and copper in drinking water.
Section 1401(1)(D) of the SDWA requires that criteria and procedures to assure a supply of drinking water which dependably complies with such maximum contaminant levels [or treatment techniques promulgated in lieu of a maximum contaminant level]; including accepted methods for quality control and testing procedures to insure compliance with such levels and to insure proper operation and maintenance of the system... Furthermore, Section 1445(a)(1)(A) of the SDWA requires that [e]very person who is subject to any requirement of this subchapter or who is a grantee, shall establish and maintain such records, make such reports, conduct such monitoring, and provide such information as the Administrator may reasonably require by regulation to assist the Administrator in establishing regulations under this subchapter, in determining whether such person has acted or is acting in compliance with this subchapter... In addition, Section 1413(a)(3) of the SDWA requires States to keep such records and make such reports...as the Administrator may require by regulation.
The revisions to the lead and copper rule will require additional reporting of public water systems' lead service line inventories and of a plan to replace those lead service lines. Systems that do not have lead service lines will need to report how they determined that there are no lead service lines. To understand the revised reporting requirements, systems must read and understand the rule, attend trainings, and assemble the information needed for reporting. Primacy agencies will have additional reporting requirements related to reviewing of the the lead service line replacement plans and certifications from systems that there are no lead service lines. To fulfill the new reporting requirements, primacy agencies must also read and understand the rule, adopt the rule and develop programs for implementation, modify their data systems, and provide system and internal staff with training and technical assistance during implementation of the rule.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
2606ss01.docx
Information Collection Request for Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR)